July 16, 2011, 5:03AM

Some time ago, I wrote a letter to the editor that encouraged restaurants to start taking responsibility where the local and state governments had failed, by going smoke free ("All restaurants should adopt ban on smoking," Nov. 18, 2009). Full story »

June 27, 2011, 5:33AM

Basically, Clarke’s letter advises that the government should not be involved in flood insurance and pay for the "stupid and irrational behavior" of people who build in flood-prone areas or coastal areas that can be damaged by hurricanes. Full story »

April 20, 2011, 9:37AM

As a nation, we cannot fall into a lull thinking it can never happen again. Regulators and the oil drilling industry must be diligent in finding safer ways to drill oil. Rising fuel prices will increase pressures for petroleum companies to find more sources of oil, and that may very well lead to more deep-water operations that require highly specialized - and dangerous - techniques. Full story »

April 19, 2011, 5:48AM

April 19, 2011, 5:10AM

KENNETH FEINBERG has been shouted at by angry people in public meetings. His handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims process has been criticized by governors, attorneys general, senators, congressmen and this newspaper's editorial board. Full story »

February 20, 2011, 6:00AM

More than a third of the people who were polled don’t trust the seafood caught in their own backyard. That’s especially startling when you consider that numerous tests have found no traces of oil in Gulf fish, shrimp and oysters. Full story »

February 06, 2011, 5:37AM

I, and many others like me, am getting a little tired of all these senators, congressional representatives and members of the media throwing out constant criticisms and outright lies about this area’s ability to supply the badly needed tankers for the Air Force. Full story »